geond-sceáwian
To look at, survey ⬩ perlustrāre ocŭlis
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Geondsceáwode he ða þing ðe to ðære stówe belumpon he looked about at the things which appertained to the place, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 17
sundor-setl
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Hé leornode be ðám ancerum ðe on wéstene and on sundorsettlum heora líf leofodon, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 20-24. Hé his fultum tó ðam sundorsetle sóhte, 3; Gdwin. 24, 2
ge-stíðian
To become hard ⬩ strong ⬩ indurare
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Mægen on him weóx and gestiðode his power waxed and was strengthened, Guthl. 2; Gdwn.12, 26. Ðá ðá he gestíðod wæs when he was grown up, Homl. Th. ii. 38, 3
slífan
To slip or put a garment on a person ⬩ to dress carelessly ⬩ A garment rumpled up about any part of the person ⬩ a snore slop worn by bankers or navigators
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Sóna swá hé mid ðan hrægle swá miccles weres gegyred wæs Guthl. 16; Gdwin. 68, 18.
Linked entry: slífe-scóh
eád-nes
Happiness, prosperity ⬩ beatĭtūdo
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Ongan he wurþigan eádnysse and hýrsumnysse he began to esteem happiness and obedience, Guthl. 2; Gdwin. 18, 16
scunian
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Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð hé gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37
hal
A, secret place, a corner
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A, secret place, a corner Ðá gemétte hé hine hleonian on ðam hale his cyrcan wið ðam weofode he found him leaning in the corner of his church against the altar, Guthl. 20; Gdwin. 82, 22. On halum in abditis, Ps. Spl. 16, 13
in-ylfe
A gut ⬩ bowel
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A gut, bowel Inelfe intestinum, Wrt. Voc. 65. 55. Inilve; 284, 2. Inelve interamen, 286, 60. Ðý læs ðæt innelfe útsíge lest the matrix prolapse, L. M. 3. 37; Lchdm. ii. 328, 25.
fen-land
Fen-land ⬩ marshy land ⬩ pălustris terra
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He þurh ða fenland reów he rowed through the fen-lands, Guthl. 9; Gdwin. 50, 13
ge-weaxan
To grow ⬩ grow up ⬩ crescere
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To grow, grow up; crescere Gúþ sceal geweaxan war shall grow, Exon. 90 a; Th. 338, 27; Gn. Ex. 85. Moises geweóx Moises creverat, Ex. 2, 11. Geweaxen auctus, Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 22; Seel. 96: Gen. 38, 11.
Linked entry: ge-wæxen
forht
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H. 199, 24: Guth. 16, 8: Dóm. L. 160. with dat. infin. Nelle ðú forht beón tó onfóanne Maria noli timere accipere Mariam, Mt. L. 1, 20. expressing fear Þá blácan andwlitan and þæt bifiende wered, se forhta cearm and þǽra folca wóp, Wlfst. 186, 18
hlǽw
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Ðá wæs þǽr on óðre sídan ðæs hlǽwes (hláwas, v.l.) ... seáð erat in praefata insula tumulus agrestibus glebis coacervatus ... in cujus latere ... cisterna, Guth. Gr. 117, 7. Of ðǽre díc on ðone hláw; of ðǽm hláwe, C.D. iii. 217, 12.
án-rǽd
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Beó ðú ánrǽde and unforht, ii. 480, 3 : Guth. 96, 1: Hml. S. 36, 292. Tó þám ánrǽde þæt hé ne áwácað, Wlfst. 97, 6. Wæs ꝥ cild snotor and ánrǽde, Shrn. 127, 12: R. Ben. 108, 21. Ánréd constans, Kent. Gl. 1153.
ildend
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tó ðam ðæt syððan hí on ðæt hús cómon hí ðá sóna ðone hálgan wer gebundon there was no one, after they had got into the house, who delayed at once to bind the holy man, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 5
ge-wrid
A place where shrubs grow ⬩ thicket
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A place where shrubs grow, thicket Betwyx ða fenlícan gewrido ðæs wídgillan wéstenes amongst the fenny thickets of the wide wilderness, Guthl. 3; Gdwin. 22, 10.
Linked entry: hæsel-wrid
ge-delfan
To dig ⬩ delve ⬩ fodere ⬩ effodere
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To dig, delve;fodere, effodere Wæs ðǽr sum hláw ðone men gedulfon there was a mound which men had dug, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 6. Ðé wearþ helle seáþ niðer gedolfen the pit of hell was dug beneath for thee, Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 30; Jul. 423
abbadisse
An abbess ⬩ abbatissa
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W. 150, 21: Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 14: Guthl. 2 ; Gdwin. 16, 22 : Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 38
deáþ-berende
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Þæs biteran áttres þá deáþberendan wæter ( evil thoughts ), Guth. 46, 6. moral or spiritual Þeó deáþberende uncyst ( envy ), Bl. H. 65, 13. of living creatures On fæðme þæs deáðberendan dracan þe is deófol genemned, Wlfst. 188, 10.
gistlíþ-ness
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Wæs hé on sumum húse inne þe hé hwílum on gæstlíþnesse wunode ( hospitari solebat ), Guth. Gr. 171, 16. Cf. cum-líþnes
sprecan
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Wæs þǽr in þám sprecenan íglande sum mycel hlǽw erat in praefata insula tumulus, Guth. Gr. 117, 6. add: sprecan fore to speak on behalf of Hé bæd mé ðæt ic him wǽre forespeca . . . Ðá spæc ic him fore, and þingade him tó Ælfréde cinge, C.